Going Rogue: An American Life: Sarah Palin: 9780061939907: Amazon.com: Books From Booklist No good deed goes unpunished. Just ask Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s campaign manager and the guy who pushed Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate. Now, in Palin’s much-hyped book, he’s just a fat, smoking bullet-head who told her to “stick to the script.” The feeling running through Going Rogue is that Palin has been bursting to take a whack at those she believes didn’t do right by her during the campaign. (Katie Couric, we’re looking at you!) Before readers get to that, however, there’s personal biography. We’re introduced to Sarah the reader—loved to read—the basketball player, hunter, wife, mother. Then lots and lots of Alaska politics, which will probably be a little hard even for people from Alaska to plow through. (Scores are settled here, too.) Once Palin gets into the 2008 campaign, the tone is folksy, but the knives are out. Much has been made of her criticisms of Schmidt and another McCain staffer, Nicolle Wallace.

But less has been said about Palin’s comments about Barack Obama. For instance, she notes that when she and husband Todd first heard Obama speak, they saw the wow factor but worried that his “smooth” talk would hide his radical ideas. She also implies that Obama wanted to shield only his own children from the press, though, in fact, in September 2008, he told CNN that Palin’s children must be off limits as well. Ronald Reagan’s name is mentioned by page 3 and invoked regularly throughout. There’s no doubt Palin sees herself as heir to his legacy. But many readers will see the Sarah Palin revealed in these pages as much closer to George Bush, someone you’d like to have a beer with. Or perhaps dinner: “I always remind people from outside our state that there’s plenty of room for all Alaska’s animals—right next to the mashed potatoes.” --Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. See all Editorial Reviews If you buy a new print edition of this book (or purchased one in the past), you can buy the Kindle edition for only $2.99 (Save 68%). Print edition purchase must be sold by Amazon. Learn more .

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She writes in the warm, casual, occasionally corny voice that has made her so lovable to some and revolting to others. I'll go out on a limb and predict that if you like Palin, you'll like Going Rogue The Washington Post Michiko Kakutani Going Rogue…is part cagey spin, part earnest autobiography, part payback hit job. And its most compelling sections deal not with politics but with Ms. Palin's life in Alaska and her family…she does a lively job of conveying the frontier feel of the 49th state, where television broadcasts were tape-delayed in her youth and they shopped for clothes "via mail order through the Sears catalog," where "we don't have big-league professional sports teams or many celebrities (except famous dog mushers)," and so regard politics as a local sport. The New York Times I don't believe that God put us on earth to be ordinary. ...Lou Holtz It was the Alaska State Fair, August 2008.

With the gray Talkeetna Mountains in the distance and the first light covering of snow about to descend on Pioneer Peak, I breathed in an autumn bouquet that combined everything small-town America with rugged splashes of the Last Frontier. Cotton candy and foot-long hot dogs. Halibut tacos and reindeer sausage. Banjo music playing at the Blue Bonnet Stage, baleen etchings, grass-woven Eskimo baskets, and record-breaking giant vegetables grown under the midnight sun. Inching through rivers of people with Trig, our four-month-old son, cradled in my arms, I zigzagged from booth to booth, from driftwood art to honeybee keeping to home-brewed salmon-berry wine. Bristol and Willow, our teenage daughters, roamed ahead with friends, heads together, laughing, thumbs tapping cell phones. Piper, seven, my constant sidekick since the moment she was born, bounced along at my hip, pinching off fluffs of cotton candy, her reward for patiently accommodating my stop-and-go progress through the crowd.

For the most part, she was comfortable watching the grip-and-grin photos and hearing the friendly chitchat with constituents that I enjoyed as part of my job as governor of the state. Every few moments, I pulled my right arm free from baby duty to shake hands with folks who wanted to say hello. "Hey, Sarah! You never miss the fair!" "Oh, my goodness, is that the new little one? Let me say hi to him . . ." "Price of energy's pretty high, Governor. When are they gonna ramp up drilling?" A robin's egg sky arced overhead, the brisk kick in the air hinting at winter's approach. Like a family conga line, we wound our way among the vendors and exhibits: from pork chops on a stick to kettle corn, veggie weigh-ins, and livestock competitions. A local dance troupe took to the stage and the music blared, competing with the constant hum of generators and squealing kids on rides. Ahead, on my right, I saw the Alaska Right to Life (RTL) booth, where a poster caught my eye, taking my breath away. It featured the sweetest baby girl swathed in pink, pretend angel wings fastened to her soft shoulders.

"That's you, baby," I whispered to Piper, as I have every year since she smiled for the picture as an infant. She popped another cloud of cotton candy into her mouth and looked nonchalant: Still the pro-life poster child at the State Fair. Ho-hum. Well, I still thought it was a nice shot, as I did every time I saw it on its advertisements and fund-raiser tickets. It reminded me of the preciousness of life. It also reminded me of how impatient I am with politics. A staunch advocate of every child's right to be born, I was pro-life enough for the grassroots RTL folks to adopt Piper as their poster child, but I wasn't politically connected enough for the state GOP machine to allow the organization to endorse me in early campaigns. From inside the booth, a very nice volunteer caught my glance, so I tucked my head inside, shook hands, and thanked the gracious ladies who put up with the jeers of those who always protested the display. With their passion and sincerity, the ladies typified the difference between principles and politics. As I signed the visitors' book, I saw Piper's picture again on the counter and became annoyed at my own annoyance.

I still hadn't learned to accept the fact that political machines twist and distort public service...and that, a lot of times, very little they do makes any sense. Years before, I had seen our state speeding toward an economic train wreck. Since construction began in 1975 on what would become Alaska's economic lifeline, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, it had grown increasingly obvious to everyday Alaskans that many of their public servants were not necessarily serving the public. Instead they had climbed into bed with Big Oil. Meanwhile, in a young state whose people clung to America's original pioneering and independent spirit, government was growing as fast as fireweed in July. It didn't make sense. It seemed that true public service, crafting policies that were good for the people, had become increasingly derailed by politics and its infernal machines. But I had a drive to help, an interest in government and current events since I was a little kid, and I had become aware of the impact of common sense public policy during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. I was intrigued by political science in college and studied journalism because of my passion for the power of words. And I had been raised to believe that in America, anyone can make a difference.

So I got involved. I served first on the Wasilla City Council, then two terms as mayor, helping turn our sleepy little town into the fastest-growing community in the state. Then I served as an oil and gas regulator, overseeing the energy industry and encouraging responsible resource development, Alaska's main economic lifeline. In 2002, as my second mayoral term wound down, my husband, Todd, and I began to consider my next step. With four busy kids, I would certainly have enough going on to keep me occupied, even if I chose to put public service aside. And for a while, I did. But I still felt a restlessness, an insistent tugging on my heart that told me there were additional areas where I could contribute. From what I could see from my position in the center of the state, the capital of Juneau seemed stocked mainly with "good ol' boys" who lunched with oil company executives and cut fat-cat deals behind closed doors. Like most Alaskans, I could see that the votes of many lawmakers lined up conveniently with what was best for Big Oil, sometimes to the detriment of their own constituents.

When oil began flowing from Prudhoe Bay in 1977, billions of dollars flowed into state coffers with it. The state raked in more revenue than anyone could have imagined...billions of dollars almost overnight! And the politicians spent it. Government grew rapidly. One quarter of our workforce was employed by state and local governments, and even more was tied to the state budget through contracts and subsidies. Everyone knew there was a certain amount of back-scratching going on. But an economic crash in the 1980s collapsed the oil boom. Businesses closed and unemployment soared. Going Rogue An American Life. Copyright © by Sarah Palin. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Going Rogue : An American Life by Sarah Palin (eBook): Booksamillion.com: eBooks Overview Going Rogue is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Sarah Palin, one of America's most beloved and controversial political figures. Now with new material, Going Rogue offers plain talk from a true American original about her life, her career, and the future of the country she loves. This item is Non-Returnable. Seller Statement: Sold by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.

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Going Rogue: An American Life, (full number line 09 10 11 12 13 ID/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Synopsis: Going Rogue is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Sarah Palin, one of America?s most beloved and controversial political figures. Now with new material, Going Rogue offers plain talk from a true American original about her life, her career, and the future of the country she loves. Signed By Author. Bookseller Inventory # 6793 Going Rogue by Sarah Palin - Listen Online About Reviews From the Publisher Going Rogue is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Sarah Palin, one of America's most beloved and controversial political figures. Now with new material, Going Rogue offers plain talk from a true American original about her life, her career, and the future of the country she loves. Published: HarperAudio on Nov 24, 2009 ISBN: 0061991112 Will the Kindle kill the book biz? Not likely - AOL Finance Will the Kindle kill the book biz? Not likely Before you go, we thought you'd like these...

Aol.com Editors Oct 5th 2009 9:30AM Going Rogue is on track to become a best-selling book. The well-timed political memoir of controversial former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin already sits atop the best-seller lists at online book sellers Amazon.com ( AMZN ) and Barnes & Noble ( BKS ). All of those sales were actually pre-orders, as the book will not be released until November 17. Publisher HarperCollins has ordered an initial print run of 1.5 million editions. Despite heavy discounting on the title, with Amazon and Barnes & Noble slashing nearly 45 percent off the list price, Going Rogue will likely be a runaway best seller and a business success for HarperCollins. Those hoping to purchase the book as a download on their Amazon Kindle will have to wait at least a month longer to purchase the literary stylings of the polarizing, gun-toting former vice presidential nominee. Why? To some degree, publishers are cautious of giving Amazon the same pricing and distribution power that Apple gained over the imploding music industry. But another factor likely plays even more prominently here. That is the rise of sites like Rapidshare , Filestube , MegaUpload and Hotfile .

Those sites are the centers of burgeoning eBook piracy, as explained by the New York Times . These sites function as digital drop boxes. Anyone can upload a file and allow anyone else the right to download the file. All that a potential pirate needs to do is fine the correct URL for the file download from those sites, go to that URL, and then download the file. Users, for now, have remained anonymous. The file services have made scant efforts to police piracy. The Times writer Randall Stross noted that Rapidshare did comply quickly with takedown requests for a copy of his audiobook that appeared online. But the book reappeared on Rapidshare again shortly thereafter. Rapidshare and its kin have become the primary venues for illicit downloading and sharing of eBooks. Authors and artists' rights advocates argue that such sharing, if allowed to go on unchecked, will kill (or Napsterize, as Stross says) the book industry. Their logic is simple. Illegal downloads have decimated the big labels and made it much harder for artists to earn money selling their songs. Even considering the success of iTunes, revenues from sales of music is running at roughly 50 percent off peak levels.

But unlike music acts, which have been able to continue to make big money by charging for live performances and flogging merchandise, authors will never sell out stadiums or repackage special box sets of their works. You can't remaster a book, after all. This logic is flawed in a number of ways, and it overlooks not only the obvious but the innovative. Let me count the ways. Start with the runaway sales of Palin's book. The conservative faithful who have obviously bid up books by fellow conservatives Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin, clearly need to buy this book. For millions of people around the world who are either employed in politics or political junkies, this book is a form of intellectual currency that must be purchased in order to participate in an ongoing conversation. Contrast that with music. No one in Washington D.C. or on Harvard Yard is concerned that they may have missed the latest Beyonce single release. For this reason, the publishers will retain the ability to sell physical books -- if they can maintain control over distribution. That's an enormous if. But uploading physical books to the Internet is a more tiresome chore than uploading music. Breaking the DRM of a CD was as simple as downloading a code snippet written by a teenager in Oslo.

Breaking the DRM of a book means spending hours with a scanner or purchasing specialized scanning equipment that even Google has spent a pretty penny customizing for its Google books project. Regardless, this is a price few are probably willing to pay. The bottom line for book lovers and authors? There is an inherent value in early delivery. Yes, your eBook will get Napsterized. But if you can still sell plenty of hard copies, then you'll probably be better off, anyway. In the next post, I'll cover a few other points on why the book industry will not be Napsterized by eBook piracy -- and discuss whether that's even an apt comparison. Alex Salkever is a Senior Writer at AOL Daily Finance . He covers environmental and technology topics from San Francisco. Follow him on twitter at @alexsalkeve r or email him at alex@dailyfinance.com Tags Going Rogue - Sarah Palin - Hardcover Going Rogue Author Info About the Book Going Rogue is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Sarah Palin, one of America’s most beloved and controversial political figures.

Now with new material, Going Rogue offers plain talk from a true American original about her life, her career, and the future of the country she loves.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Truly one of the most substantive policy books I’ve ever read — Rush Limbaugh Product Details Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.373 in (d) Pages: 432 Prev Slide Next Slide Going Rogue by Sarah Palin We'd love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Buy Direct from hc.com Walmart Other Booksellers The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the Web site's home page. From there you can navigate to the title you are interested in. SELECT: Zola Specialty Booksellers Interest-specific online venues will often provide a book buying opportunity. Click here for a list of interest-specific sites grouped by category. SELECT: Powells International Customers If you are located outside the U.S., the best way to order online is to choose from the following bookstores listed by region and country.

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From the Back Cover: On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech at the Republican National Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the most recognizable women in the world. As chief executive of America′s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. While revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the political "good ol′ boys club" at their own game and brought Big Oil to heel. Like her GOP running mate, John McCain, Palin wasn′t a packaged and over-produced "candidate." She was a Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and mother of five children, the eldest of whom was serving his country in a yearlong deployment in Iraq and the youngest, an infant with special needs. Palin′s hometown story touched a populist nerve, rallying hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans to the GOP ticket.

But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. Supporters called her "refreshing," "honest," a kitchen-table public servant they felt would fight for their interests. Opponents derided her as a wide-eyed Pollyanna unprepared for national leadership. But none of them knew the real Sarah Palin. In this eagerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life as a high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom′s-eye view of high-stakes national politics - from patriots dedicated to "Country First" to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost. Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen′s extraordinary journey, and imparts Palin′s vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth.

About the Author: Sarah Palin is the former governor of Alaska, the youngest and first woman elected to the office; the first woman Republican vice-presidential candidate in American history; and the author of the number one New York Times bestsellers Going Rogue and America by Heart. She was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" in 2010, hosted TLC's Sarah Palin's Alaska, and is a Fox News contributor. The mother of five children and grandmother of two, she lives with her husband, Todd, in Wasilla, Alaska. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Learn and talk about Going Rogue, 2009 books, American autobiographies, American political books, Books about Sarah Palin Writing process[ edit ] The book deal was announced in May 2009 when Palin was still Governor of Alaska . She said that she wanted the public to hear her true story, "unrestrained and unfiltered". [3] She reportedly received an advance of $1.25 million [4] from publisher Harper Collins , with two projected additional payouts of between $2.5 million and $5 million each.

[5] Palin announced that although she would have a ghostwriter to help, she would be doing a lot of the writing herself, employing her journalism skills and the personal diaries and notes that she had kept throughout her life. [3] Critics questioned whether Palin could write a book. [6] Responding to concerns that writing and promoting the book would interfere with her duties as governor, Palin said she would only work on the book after hours and would promote the book "schedule permitting". [3] The Alaska law department issued a legal opinion which okayed the project, stating: "A book publication project is compatible with your position as governor so long as it does not interfere with your official duties." [3] Conservative journalist and author Lynn Vincent worked on the book with Palin for several weeks shortly after she resigned the governorship in the summer of 2009. Palin met with HarperCollins editors for intensive editing sessions in New York City. HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said that Palin had been "unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage", adding that the book was "her words, her life ...

in full and fascinating detail." [7] HarperCollins had planned publication for spring 2010, but later moved the date to November 17, 2009, as the book was completed earlier than expected. [7] The publisher attributed completion of the memoir early to Palin's devoting full-time to the writing process after she left office. [8] A paperback version of the book, with new material, released on August 24, 2010. [9] Summary and themes[ edit ] The first part of the book is devoted to Palin's life before the 2008 campaign; the second part details her life as a candidate for national office. [10] The book is written in a personal tone similar to Palin's manner of speaking. Palin discusses the disagreements she had with campaign advisers of her running mate John McCain , criticizes the national media, and talks about the importance of religion and family life. [11] The "Going Rogue" part of the title refers to criticism leveled at Palin by McCain campaign advisers that she was straying from their carefully crafted message [10] and publicly disagreeing with McCain on several issues.

[12] The subtitle, "An American Life", mirrors the title of President Ronald Reagan 's 1990 autobiography . [13] Commercial and critical reception[ edit ] The book was available for pre-order between $9 and $10 during a price war among online retailers Amazon , Target .com, and Walmart .com. [14] Dan Calabrese, writing in the North Star National, called the sales "an absolutely unprecedented performance for a non-fiction book so far in advance of its release date." [15] Less than two weeks after its release, sales of the book exceeded the one million mark, putting it in a class with memoirs by Bill Clinton , Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama . [2] [16] [17] The print run was extended to 2.8 million copies from 1.5 million. [2] Going Rogue attained sales of over 2.7 million by December 1, 2009, [18] and was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list for six consecutive weeks.

[19] As of January 21, 2010, it was #4 on the New York Times best seller list after 9 weeks in the Top 10. [20] According to campaign records, late in 2009, Palin used $63,000 of donations from SarahPAC, her political action committee , to purchase copies of her book, Going Rogue. The expenditures were listed as, "books for fundraising donor fulfillment." Meghan Stapleton, Palin's spokeswoman, stated the purchased books were autographed and awarded to donors contributing more than $100 to Palin's PAC. [21] Analysis and reactions[ edit ] A team of eleven reporters for the Associated Press challenged some of Palin's statements as factually incorrect, such as her assertions that she traveled frugally, avoided large campaign donors, was against the Wall Street bailouts of 2008 , and entered politics for purely altruistic reasons. Their analysis concluded by speculating that the book was "a pre-campaign manifesto". [22] According to Fox News , an AP spokesman "confirmed 11 people worked on the story . . .

but refused to say if similar number of journalists were assigned to review other political books, or if Palin has been treated differently." [23] Fox also reported "The (AP) organization did not review for accuracy recent books by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy , then-Sen. Joe Biden , either book by Barack Obama released before he was president or autobiographies by Bill or Hillary Clinton ." [23] Conservative talk show host John Ziegler objected to the AP piece, saying that the AP is extremely biased and "badly missing the most important points of Sarah Palin's book". [24] The Huffington Post had an article titled "The First Ten Lies from Going Rogue," including the failure to credit ghostwriter Vincent on the cover, Palin's statement about legal bills she incurred relating to ethics complaints, without disclosing that most of the bills resulted from complaints she filed as a tactic in connection with Troopergate ; and her assertion that she had to pay $50,000 in fees to be vetted by the McCain campaign.

[25] Palin replied: "as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book." [26] Former McCain campaign aides "hit back", according to Politico , "calling the former vice presidential nominee's soon-to-be released book 'revisionist and self serving' 'fiction'." [27] A representative for Katie Couric responded to the book's assertion that Couric had badgered Palin during their infamous 2008 interview by saying, "The interview speaks for itself." [28] The book received a variety of reviews.

Positive reviews Conservative radio talk show host John Ziegler [29] praised Going Rogue as "the best book and greatest literary achievement by a political figure in my lifetime" and as showing honesty "the type of which can only come from someone incredibly courageous, grounded, and self-aware." [30] Republican radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh called the book "truly one of the more substantive policy books I've read." [31] Stanley Fish , writing for The New York Times Opinionator blog, explained that "while I wouldn’t count myself a fan in the sense of being a supporter, I found [the book] compelling and very well done." [32] Mixed reviews The Wall Street Journal 's Melanie Kirkpatrick described the book as "more a personal memoir than a political one," which demonstrated that Palin "is not the prejudiced, dim-witted ideologue of the popular liberal imagination." However, Kirkpatrick criticized the book as "too gentle" on the McCain campaign staffers and McCain himself, and as spending too little time discussing political issues.

[10] Critic Michiko Kakutani , writing for the New York Times , characterized Going Rogue as "part earnest autobiography, part payback hit job," noting that it was more critical of the McCain campaign than it was of Democrats . Kakutani credited the book with doing a "lively job of conveying the frontier feel of the 49th state." [33] Matthew Continetti of the Washington Post observed that Palin's book was "everything you'd expect from a politician who has no intention of leaving the national scene." [34] Entertainment Weekly gave the book a C, praising the first chapters about Palin's life as "down-to-earth and funny," while concluding that the rest of the memoir was mediocre and self-serving. [35] Negative reviews Jack Kenny for The New American criticized the book for being light on policy content: "Do I know any more about Sarah Palin’s political ambitions or core beliefs at the end of the book than I did at the beginning?

Aside from a few vague hints of something deeper, the answer is 'no'." [36] Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press said the book was "less the revealing autobiography of a straight-shooting maverick and more a lengthy campaign speech — more lipstick, less pit bull." Like other reviewers, Kennedy felt "Palin reserves most of her attacks for McCain's advisers." [37] Michael Carey of the Anchorage Daily News said "there is a big something missing from Palin's narrative: the voice of a leader." [38] The Huffington Post described the book as "one giant complaint about the conduct of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign." [39] Thomas Frank , writing for the Wall Street Journal, panned the book: "This is the memoir as prolonged, keening wail, larded with petty vindictiveness." [40] Newsweek senior editor Michael Hirsh said that "she seems to be mainly out for repudiation of her critics here, and what you see is a lot of self-involvement" and that the book would "help her with her base...I don't know if it helps at all with what she would need to actually be elected president." [41]

 Book tour[ edit ] Palin was interviewed in rapid succession by Oprah Winfrey , [42] Barbara Walters , Sean Hannity , and Bill O'Reilly , with the US News speculating that the interviews and book tour would be "strewn with land mines".

[42] [43] Palin began a three-week national book tour that focused on small and mid-size towns; [44] 11 of the states she visited were considered political battle-grounds for U.S. presidential election, 2012 . [45] Large crowds turned out to greet Palin and get their books autographed. Palin spent as long as three hours at some venues. [46] [47] ABC News characterized her bus book tour as "extraordinarily successful" but suggested she might be criticized for taking a private jet provided by the publisher for long legs of the journey. [18] In addition to the book tour, a web-based campaign directed ads for the book to people searching for Palin's name on Google . Palin also used her Facebook page (accessible to non subscribers) to promote her book. [44] Parodies[ edit ] Going Rogue has inspired a number of parodies and satirical interpretations. Roy Edroso of the Village Voice "reviewed" the book by writing fake excerpts. [48] TA Frank of The Guardian similarly parodied the contents with a faux first draft, complete with fake notes between Palin and her editors.

[49] Cartoonist Julie Sigwart and radio host Michael Stinson released a 48-page spoof Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book, on the same day that Palin's Going Rogue appeared on the shelves. [50] South Park featured a parody of the book called, Going Rogue on the Smurfs. [51] The website leads to a proper-name index for Going Rogue (which was published without one) [52] that features satirical trappings, such as a photo collage of several historical figures quoted in the book, and an embedded German song that translates to "Madonna in Hell." [53] The book Going Rouge: Sarah Palin, An American Nightmare , was a collection of essays compiled by The Nation criticizing Palin. The cover image was a parody of Palin's book, and was nearly identical. This resulted in news sources, including CNN and Fox News , confusing The Nation's book with Palin's. References in popular culture[ edit ] The book and its surrounding promotion have been mentioned on late night comedy shows, including Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live! .

[54] David Letterman had a recurring segment, "Things More Enjoyable than Reading the Sarah Palin Memoir", including such things as "getting run over by a lawnmower" and "driving into a tree". [55] On December 11, 2009, William Shatner read excerpts from the book on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien followed by Palin reading excerpts from Shatner's autobiography, Up Till Now . [56] Additional works[ edit ] Palin published a second book, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, in November 2010. [57]

Question: Going Rogue is a personal and political memoir, and NY Times #1 best seller, of what political figure?
Answer: Sarah Palin